Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14373062 - Three employees injured in tank explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 14373062 -- Report ID: 0523310 -- Event Date: 06/17/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106050677	06/18/1996	3537	0	Northwestern Motor Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106050669	06/18/1996	3537	0	Wollard Airport Equipment Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing atop a tank that exploded. He struck the ceiling with the tank and rolled off onto the floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized with burns over 40 percent of his body and numerous fractures. Employees #2 and #3 were injured but not hospitalized. The explosion occurred when a welding arc was struck. A spark apparently landed inside a bottom drain that had been cleaned with a solvent less than 24 hours earlier. No purging or ventilation had occurred prior to welding.

Keywords: BURN, FRACTURE, VENTILATION, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, PURGING, SPARK, TANK, ARC WELDING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106050677	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	106050669	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	106050669	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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